England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and decided to bat first in their vital Champions Trophy match against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday.
It is South Africa’s final Group B match and it is imperative that they win if they are to have any chance of progressing to the semi-finals.
The home side have recalled stalwart opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs, now over his rib muscle strain, to the starting line-up in place of Hashim Amla.
England have been forced to make one change to the side that opened their campaign with a win over Sri Lanka at the Wanderers on Friday. South African-born wicketkeeper Matt Prior is unable to play due to illness and has been replaced by Ravi Bopara.
Eoin Morgan will move behind the stumps to take over the wicketkeeping duties.
England, having batted first posted a formidable 323 / 8 after their 50 overs, leaving SA to score 324 for a win at 6.48 runs per over.
SA batted and fell short by 22 runs, scoring 301 / 9 after 50 overs, effecrively ending their competition.
Teams:
South Africa – Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Roelof van der Merwe, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn.
England – Andrew Strauss, Joe Denly, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Luke Wright, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Graham Onions.
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SA 233 / 5 after 41 overs
They need exatly 10 an over from hereon in
@grootblousmile – Roelof – what a strange name! Like roll off the bed, or is my pronounciation off beam again?
@grootblousmile – You know, I think you are almost enjoying this!
WRS is enjoying your updates!!
452@carol – Spot-on… hehehe
@carol – 😀 hahaha. It is true. Well if I could work for BBC, I would watch Crown Green bowl any day of the year. haha 🙂
Getting to 2 runs per ball now……. :shout:
SA 238 / 5 after 42 overs
Powerplay!!!
Batting Powerplay NOW called
@grootblousmile – Could be fun…..
required run rate is running away from us now. Getting hectic now… 😯
Here is the over we needed.
Vat so katvis
a Four and a Six from Morkel…. yeahhhhhhhh
6!!!! :laugh:
@isigidi – Hey
Come to think of it, I have never been to a live cricket game. Have to make a plan and go watch…and soon
SA 252 / 5 after 43 overs
@Journo-Lion – “Good Afternoon, my name is Journo Lion and I would like to welcome you to Eastbourne where today we are at the over 70’s Crown Green Bowling championships….Englands main contender Doris Flemming is first to bowl”
“Doris has overcome a hip replacement and a triple heart bypass, but today she is in fantastic form”
Can you really see yourself doing that?? :rotfl:
@grootblousmile – Darnation… :reallypissed:
@carol – haaaaaaaaahahahahahaha
@Journo-Lion – Whhaatttt…..never……!!! If you came over in the summer we would take you to Lords!
@K9-MonsterLeeu – Hey wat? Hey hallo, of hey ek verstaan nie?
@isigidi – watse ge-katvis is dit. Of lui dit nie ‘n klokkie nie.
Oi….druk raak nou erg. Groot over nodig.
SA 255 / 5 after 44 overs
Smith really cramping now… battling to run
@carol – lmao…. :rotfl: Now that you put it like that, I seems better that I have hoped hehe jokes. If That is what I have to do, then yeah.
Smith now needs to go for the big shots… glory or out…
Morkel run out… yip… out
Johan Botha on….
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